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Chandler Nguyen

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Safer Deployments for Solo Devs: How I Used AI to Ship a Feature Flag Story

August 29, 2025 Chandler Nguyen AI

It’s live, and nothing is on fire. For any solo developer running a live application, that feeling is one of the best in the world.

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From 3 Minutes to 500ms: The Signup Bug That Made No Sense

August 25, 2025 Chandler Nguyen AI

You know that feeling when users report a bug that makes absolutely no sense? “The app takes 3 minutes to load after I sign up.”

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Your AI Ghostwriter is a Bad Idea. Here’s How to Use an AI ‘Thought Partner’ Instead

August 20, 2025 Chandler Nguyen AI

It’s 2025, and let’s be honest: the “AI Slop” epidemic is a well-documented crisis. John Oliver has masterfully roasted it, the hosts of Hard Fork

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One AI Parameter Change Cost Me $54/Month

August 16, 2025 Chandler Nguyen AI

I trusted Claude to help me migrate from AWS Lambda to Google Cloud Run. The migration went perfectly – services deployed, workflows executed, users were

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From Advertising to Engineering: Technical Lessons from Building DIALØGUE

August 14, 2025 Chandler Nguyen AI

*This is the technical deep-dive companion to my introduction of DIALØGUE. If you haven’t read about what DIALØGUE is and why I built it, start

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